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    Need help deciding between Deathspank and Darksiders

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    #1  Edited By ch13696

    So I'm down to my last $16 in PayPal. Deathspank is going for $7.50 and Darksiders is going for $10. I'm having trouble deciding. I also know now is a good time to get one or the other because I don't get paid again till Monday this is the only time those games will be that cheap. So please, someone help me decide.
     
    Well, unless someone wants to throw in an extra buck fifty so I can get both. =p

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    #2  Edited By DerekDanahy

    Full retail game > XBLA game. Anyways, I think the general consensus is that Darksiders is awesome.

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    #3  Edited By Bloodgraiv3

    Darksiders no contest. 
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    #4  Edited By zombie2011

    Darksiders was amazing to me, the only Zelda game i've played is Windwaker so everything Darksiders did was pretty new. However, if you've played a ton of Zelda, Darksiders might just be more of the same.

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    #5  Edited By RWL_MU_OSU

    Darksiders fo sho.

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    #6  Edited By ssj4raditz
    @Bloodgraiv3 said:
    " Darksiders no contest.  "
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    #7  Edited By ch13696

    Wow, I guess Darksiders wins it. Well, at least I'll have 6 bucks left for tomorrows sales.

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    #8  Edited By phrosnite

    I bought Darksiders :) If you want to see more of Death Spank, there is a dude on youtube who is a doing a Let's Play. He is very funny :D and you can see what the game is all about. 
    http://www.youtube.com/user/frac#p/p

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    #9  Edited By mordukai
    @ssj4raditz said:
    " @Bloodgraiv3 said:
    " Darksiders no contest.  "
    "
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    #10  Edited By PrivateIronTFU

    Darksiders. For the love of Christ, Darksiders.

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    #11  Edited By benjaebe

    Darksiders. Very much so Darksiders. It's the best Legend of Zelda game to come out in awhile.
     
    DeathSpank gets pretty repetitive pretty quickly.

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    #12  Edited By ch13696
    @benjaebe said:
    " Darksiders. Very much so Darksiders. It's the best Legend of Zelda game to come out in awhile.  DeathSpank gets pretty repetitive pretty quickly. "
    Ok, well Deathspank is originally $10 during the sale. Is it worth that price?
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    #13  Edited By Zippedbinders

    I know you've already made the decision, but Darksiders is easily the better deal, especially if you enjoy Zelda style games.

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    #14  Edited By nohthink
    @ch13696: I played both and Darksiders is way way way way way WAAAAAAAAY better. You will regret if you pay for Deathspank
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    #15  Edited By ch13696
    @nohthink said:
    " @ch13696: I played both and Darksiders is way way way way way WAAAAAAAAY better. You will regret if you pay for Deathspank "
    No need to worry, I just bought Darksiders.
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    #16  Edited By ertdaemon

    Having just finished Deathspank, I can attest to it being a flash in the pan experience. I wouldn't recommend it.

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    #17  Edited By cstrang
    @Bloodgraiv3 said:
    " Darksiders no contest.  "
    This.  Darksiders was one of my favorite games of the year.  DeathSpank was easily not.  You should actually be ashamed of yourself for asking this question....
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    #18  Edited By Daveyo520

    Darksiders. It is like Zelda!

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    #19  Edited By sammo21
    @ch13696:  Deathspank is literally...horrible in comparison.  You can 100% the game in 5 hours or less with no effort or care in the world.  Darksiders is similar to Zelda style games and will take you anywhere from 25-35 hours to complete.  I got all of the trophies on the PS3 version but I can't recall if I finished near the 30 hour mark or the 40 hour mark.  Still, really fun game.
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    #20  Edited By Jeust
    @Bloodgraiv3 said:
    " Darksiders no contest.  "
    Deathspank gets old pretty soon. 
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    #21  Edited By hexx462

    How is Darksiders on the PC? I'm genuinely interested in the game, but I am patient enough to wait for it to get cheaper for 360 if it plays better.

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    #22  Edited By the_hiro_abides

    I know you already chose but Darksiders all the way! No contest!

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    #23  Edited By SMTDante89
    @zombie2011 said:
    " if you've played a ton of Zelda, Darksiders might just be more of the same. "
    I think this was probably my main problem with Darksiders.  It's a jack-of-all-trades, master of none sort of game to me.
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    #24  Edited By PillClinton

    darksiders.  hugely underrated game

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    #25  Edited By cinemandrew
    Even though Darksiders isn't groundbreaking or terribly original, it is a better game by far. I find it hard to recommend Deathspank. It's just not that good. The gameplay gets stale and repetitive in the first hour or so, and the voice-acting/humor doesn't take much longer.
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    #26  Edited By DeF

    darksiders all the way. huge epic zelda-esque adventure. how can this even be a question!

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    #27  Edited By Afroman269

    I don't even see how that would be a hard choice. Darksiders yo.

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    #28  Edited By LiquidPrince

    Not a fan of either, but if had to choose I'd choose Darksiders.

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    #29  Edited By ReyGitano

    I love Darksiders, but I don't know how it is on the PC. 
    If it doesn't have any issues, I'd definitely go with that.

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    #30  Edited By KillyDarko

    Darksiders is awesome, go for it ;)

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    #31  Edited By JoeyRavn

    Woah, I thought Darksiders wasn't so good. Now I'm actually considering buying it. What do you recommend: the PC version or the Xbox version? I have a 9800GT, which AFAIK is the minimum for running the game. Although I don't really care about ultra high graphic settings, I do care about performance. I mean, I can tolerate the potentially-worse console graphics, but not bad perfomance on PC. 
     
    Edit: FUCK! I caved in and bought it for PC. You are tearing me apart, Giant Bomb!

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    #32  Edited By SSully

    You already made your decision, and it was the right one. Darksiders is an excellent game, i honestly could not recommended it enough. 

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    #33  Edited By AuthenticM

    Are you serious? You're actually considering choosing Deathspank over Darksiders?

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    #34  Edited By JoelTGM

     @SlashseveN303:
    @hexx462:
     
     I'm playing it on PC right now and it's great.  It works fine.  There's key mapping, mouse sensitivity for X and Y, and you actually click through menus instead of having to use arrow and enter keys.  I'm not seeing video options except to change brightness and resolution though.  You can use a gamepad for it too if you want.  I highly recommend it.  It's only $10!
    I'm gifting the game right now to my brother because it is so good.

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    #35  Edited By jakob187

    Deathspank was a terrible game. 
     
    Darksiders was one of the best of 2010. 
     
    It's a no brainer.

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    #36  Edited By ESREVER

    Darksiders for sure. 
    I can't wait to play that game! The demo was amazing.

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    #37  Edited By csl316

    I started playing Darksiders last week.  It's pretty fucking great, imo.

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    #38  Edited By Winternet

    Darksiders, no question about it.

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    #39  Edited By toowalrus

    It's already been said, but darksiders is fucking awesome.

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    #40  Edited By mrhankey
    @ch13696: Darksiders is awesome!
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    #41  Edited By jacksukeru

    As someone who only played the demo of Darksiders while she played through all of Deathspank, Darksiders is the obvious choice in this case.

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    #42  Edited By suikoden352

    darksiders all day every day

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    #43  Edited By Wipeout
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    " Darksiders no contest.  "

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